terror
/ˈtɛrər/
noun
- An intense feeling of fear or dread.
- The children screamed in terror when the lights went out during the storm.
- The movie filled the audience with terror from beginning to end.
- She felt a wave of terror as the car skidded on the icy road.
- Something or someone that causes extreme fear.
- The old abandoned house was a terror to the neighborhood kids.
- The monster in the story was a terror that haunted the village.
- The dictator became a terror to his own people.
- Violent or threatening actions intended to cause fear, especially for political purposes (often used in the phrase 'terror' as a shortened form of 'terrorism').
- The government launched a campaign against terror after the bombings.
- The group was accused of spreading terror through random attacks.
- Acts of terror can destabilize an entire region.